Vixen Media Group (VMG), the leader in luxury adult entertainment, year after year continues to impress audiences with milestone projects and one-of-a-kind award-winning content, as recognized by the 2023 AVN Adult Entertainment Expo and Award Show with 18 awards.

Vixen Media Group’s global network of renowned sites – Vixen, Blacked, Tushy, Deeper, and Slayed – have been recognized with top honors for the best talent, directors, and scenes for the company’s work in 2022. Highlights and accolades for the company’s work last year included Best Foursome/Orgy scene for Blacked Raw’s supercharged blockbuster “High Gear” featuring Violet Myers, Vicki Chase, Vanna Bardot, Vic Marie, Nicole Doshi, Savannah Bond, Anton Harden, Richard Mann, Isiah Maxwell, Jonathan Jordan, Brickzilla, Garland, Jamie Knoxx, Jay Hefner, John Legendary, Tyrone Love, Stretch & Zaddy.

Industry superstar Maitland Ward nabbed the awards for Best Leading Actress for her work in Deeper’s “Drift” and Mainstream Venture of the Year for her tell-all memoir, Rated X: How Porn Liberated Me from Hollywood. Additionally, highly respected director and longtime member of the VMG family, Kayden Kross, continued to break barriers for her artistry and took home Outstanding Directing for her passion project “Drift,”; as well as receiving the coveted Best Directing Portfolio award.

Kross’s studio Deeper earned several awards, including Best Anthology Movie or Limited Series (“Blonde Label 2) & Best Anal Sex Scene (“Florentine Part 1” featuring industry icons Angela White and Manuel Ferrara). Deeper’s fantastical 5-part feature “Goddess & the Seed” starring Elena Koshka also won Best Cinematography & Best Gonzo/Cinemacore Movie or Limited Series.

VMG’s newest brand Slayed, the ultimate all-girl experience, continues to make waves in the industry with awards for Best Girl/Girl Sex Scene (“Heat Wave” featuring Vanna Bardot and Gianna Dior); Best All-Girl Group Sex Scene (“Close Up” featuring Gianna Dior, Jill Kassidy, and Natalia Nix); Best All-Girl Movie or Limited Series (“Play 2”) and Best All-Girl Series or Channel (“Cravings”).

“We are thrilled to have our hard work recognized, and an outstanding lineup of talent celebrated,” said Mike Miller, Executive Producer for Vixen Media Group. “We challenge ourselves to create the most exclusive, high-quality content, so it feels great to see our efforts being spotlighted. It’s an honor for our studios and talent to be highlighted as the industry’s best – not only by AVN but by our fans and paying customers.”

Other notable wins included Best Anthology Series or Channel for Vibes (Vixen), Best Gonzo/Cinemacore Series or Channel for Blacked Raw, Best Anal Series or Channel for Tushy Raw, Best Three-Way Sex Scene (“Let’s All Be Friends” on Blacked Raw, featuring Jazmin Luv, Anna Claire Clouds, and Anton Harden); and Best Multi-Partner Movie or Limited Series (“Threesome Fantasies 12” on Vixen).

• You can follow Kayden Kross on Twitter at @kayden_kross.
• You can follow Maitland Ward on Twitter at @MaitlandWard.
• You can follow Vixen on Twitter at @Vixen.